Jennifer Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I haven't figured that out. I just now found the scales y'all were referring to. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I told you, I'm collecting negative rep points.... what makes you think I want to be at the top with you? It's much more fun ruling from down under--I get to poke more people. :) hee hee- But you're not AT the bottom! HA!! even w/ negative reps you're still in the middle...and you WERE towards the top originally :-) you'll probably end up w/ MORE positive rep as the forum stabilizes and people get the hang of the rep feature. You might be snarky but you're still cool... :cool: And I will return to my moderate posting status [and thus retreat into regular reps] instead of this posting frenzy as i acclimate to the new forum..... it'll all even out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I told you, I'm collecting negative rep points.... what makes you think I want to be at the top with you? It's much more fun ruling from down under--I get to poke more people. :) There's a quote somewhere ... something like "If you don't have enemies, you've never taken a stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Riding Hood Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 OT--I just luuuuv Granny Clampett and the quote about the possum. And I come from a place where they eat it. "Fingerlickingood!" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Alright, explain it to me Peek, cuz all I see is 10 points and 5 messages.. I don't see anywhere telling me what's negative and what isn't.. where are you seeing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 OT--I just luuuuv Granny Clampett and the quote about the possum. And I come from a place where they eat it. "Fingerlickingood!" :D We love the Beverly Hillbillies. It's my 4 year old's favorite dvd. She calls it "the Silly Granny show". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCoppock Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I think that when you give rep for a Sale/Swap post, you really should leave your name, or at the very least a detailed comment. I want to be able to know clearly when rep is for a Sale/Swap transaction. I agree that it should say where you recieved your rep from. Honestly there are people that are nice to chat with but slow to do business with and vise versa. If there is going to be rep then I hope we can see who and where it is from and then judge for oursleves based on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I don't like the reputation thing because it feeds into my sinful self, wanting to be "approved". (Heck, I get a thrill at the store when my credit card swipe produces the word "VALIDATED"--often, I jump in the air and sing out, "I've been VALIDATED!!!") . I approve of you, my dear!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 You wouldn't if you were grocery shopping with me. Oh well. I figure it gives the kid a workout, all that sprinting to get away, far away, from that crazy lady. He needs the exercize. Bah. (You are a very kind friend, Mindy. Thank you. Today, I need that!) All bets are off at the grocery store. I'm just being silly here, trying to get to nurse-bee status. I guess I need to be validated too.:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I never have on this forum but I did on another forum that included a debate and swap board. Some people were bad swappers or got unnecessarily nasty during debates and I'd give them bad reputation for those things, whether I liked them on a personal level or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ahhhh!!! It appears this grasshopper has much to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I don't like the reputation thing because it feeds into my sinful self, wanting to be "approved". Yup - this is me. I'm so glad I'm not alone. I have no idea why it matters so much, but I quickly slip into this line of thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I just did a test. See if you get mine. I don't know how you'd be able to do one anonymously. Maybe someone was just testing and did it accidentally. I think we're all still playing with the buttons, LOL..... Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hey, I LOVE this little feature and I've been using the heck out of it! It gives me a private way to say thanks and hang in there to folks. Don't get rid of it. But make anyone who might use it to post disapproval accountable for what they say. In my control panel, all these posts I've gotten show the poster's name. When you click on the scales, it doesn't give you the option to sign or not sign, so I would think when you click on 'submit' that your name gets added automatically...... Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 All my boxes except a couple are grey. But they are still positive comments, so I don't think that's bad..... Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm wrong! I can just tell who posted in reply to me by what they said and some signed their names. If there was a feature that would automatically post your moniker along with your comment, it would keep people accountable. Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in Tx Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 the truth is that people who frequent this board get a reputation for how they interact anyway (how else would Jean in Wisc. be already known for giving good advice!) I was thinking more for the benefit of newcomers, on the curriculum boards. I thought SL did something like this, but I might have been mistaken. It would be nice to be able to do something like that, but it's not worth the aggravation of people misuing the feature. I agree with you on that. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Alright, explain it to me Peek, cuz all I see is 10 points and 5 messages.. I don't see anywhere telling me what's negative and what isn't.. where are you seeing this? A negative will be RED --as you demonstrated for me, lol. It will tell you how many points you have, but only displays the last 5 received. So unless you are keeping track elsewhere it would be difficult to follow. I'm now completely lost about the green vs gray boxes --i have a gray box or two w/ positive comments, so I'll be interested to see why they are gray and not green or red. On the Members List, click on "Reputation" and it will re-sort the list to show who's got the highest. Members are shown from highest to lowest, and where they are tied it is listed in alphabetical order. Right now, Kristine is at the top. We don't know if it's because she has as many or more points as I do, cuz P comes after K :-) Then you got Andie, JennifersLost, Judomom, and Remudamom. Again, we don't know if any of those 4 are tied --they very well could all be one less than the previous. But Remudamom has more points than Amy in Orlando because it breaks from the alphabetical listing. Amy in Orlando to Virginia Dawn are all either tied or just happen to have points that place them in alphabetical order. ArwenA to sclisa --same thing. either tied or "just happen" to be in alphabetical order. You are in that group. Since all these groups are "above" the rest of the crowd, you obviously have more than most members, which means you have received positive feedback. The rep thing is still pretty new --just one or two points makes quite a bit of difference right now. Later on that won't be as important. Anyway, there's a long windy explanation why i KNOW you have some great feedback. And I also know because you were one of the first ones I rep'd ;-P HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I get the green/red thing. That makes sense to me. What doesn't make sense is the gray box because it is on really random posts that I made. Nothing that would (seemingly) cause someone to even think about it twice. There are no comments associated with the gray boxes, just the one green one (thank you Andie.) I'd love to get to the bottom of how those got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm surprised this feature was even included here from the get-go. It holds zero meaning for me ~ although it can be useful for buying/selling if people include comments to explain themselves. Particularly without explanatory comments, the system serves no purpose. As an example, one person found a post I wrote earlier today positive and another found the same post negative. Okay. Ho hum. Why is that interesting or useful information? As for giving positive ratings to people whose advice we particularly value, I don't see a purpose there either. I assume we form our own opinions with regard to each member's persona and advice ~ not listen more or less closely based on whether others like what they have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I was wondering about this, because the gray boxes don't seem to change my points. It's hard to tell if they're negative or positive - one of mine doesn't have a comment at all. I'm guessing it's negative, because I was trying to be helpful in that thread, but soon realized I had *no idea* what I was talking about, lol. That'll teach me for yammering on. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineIN Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Someone else told me on one of my "reputation comments" that the gray boxes are from people that are new and are not beyond a certain number of posts. So since the board is so new, most people will show up as a gray box. HTH. Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm surprised this feature was even included here from the get-go. It holds zero meaning for me ~ although it can be useful for buying/selling if people include comments to explain themselves. I'm in this camp. (Except for the tiny part of me that wants people to like me. ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoniMoni Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm in this camp. (Except for the tiny part of me that wants people to like me. ;)) I agree with Scarlett's agreement. (Even the aside):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 It's purely for fun Colleen. Don't want to have fun, don't participate. And I think I figured out the colors of the boxes. Red=negative, green=good, grey=Neutral or EVEN... I clicked on one of my posts last night to see and it said this post has an "even" rating. Maybe that's what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Someone else told me on one of my "reputation comments" that the gray boxes are from people that are new and are not beyond a certain number of posts. So since the board is so new, most people will show up as a gray box. HTH. Kristine That's what I'm thinking too. I've got three reputation comments. Two from users who have less than fifty posts and one from someone with LOTS of posts (thanks GreenKitty!) The only one with a green box is from the person with lots of posts. And I think I figured out the colors of the boxes. Red=negative, green=good, grey=Neutral or EVEN... I clicked on one of my posts last night to see and it said this post has an "even" rating. Maybe that's what it means. But how can someone leave a 'neutral' rating? I only see positive or negative? Am I missing something? :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 As for giving positive ratings to people whose advice we particularly value, I don't see a purpose there either. I assume we form our own opinions with regard to each member's persona and advice ~ not listen more or less closely based on whether others like what they have to say. Well, one of those positives was probably from me and it was probably attached to some post that was not particularly meaningful one way or another. Yesterday I was, how did someone put it? Slinging rep around? I was giving good rep out to everyone I ever liked, until the boards cut off my rep giving powers for the night.:p It is silly, I know. :) I do like the smilies though!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 :D Is it entirely unrealistic that I can eventually give everyone on here a positive :D This waiting 24hrs slows me down...also trying to remember who I gave one to already :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 DANG! I just got to worker bee! If you are Nurse Bee, do you have to give other bees shots? Take their blood pressure? I never was good at that stuff. If so, I will soon be Fainted Bee... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 But how can someone leave a 'neutral' rating? I only see positive or negative? Am I missing something? See, I'm not sure either. All I know is when I clicked on one of my posts it said "This post has an EVEN rating". So I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 See, I'm not sure either. All I know is when I clicked on one of my posts it said "This post has an EVEN rating". So I don't know. Where are you seeing "This post has an EVEN rating"?? I clicked all over my CP and can't find it. I'm back to guessing that whether the rating is even or not is a reflection whether the giver has "rep power" yet or not. And I'm still not sure exactly how that's determined ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Where are you seeing "This post has an EVEN rating"?? I clicked all over my CP and can't find it. I'm back to guessing that whether the rating is even or not is a reflection whether the giver has "rep power" yet or not. And I'm still not sure exactly how that's determined ;-) Click on the scale, just as you would to give rep. If it has been rep'd, then it will say what it was rep'd at... For example, my post above #130, says: ReputationYour reputation on this post is Even. Comments on this Post (red square) great (green square)just pulling you out of the deep dark pits of hell, because you , one rep click at a time, because *you* NEED it.... bwahahaha !! ~Peek a Boo! You have 12 Reputation point(s). So, someone gave me a negative rep (red square), but commented that it was "great". And you gave me a green square, with your comment. Now, if a post hasn't been rep'd, it'll say so. Now to whomever gave me the negative--You listented to me! You really did! :) bwhahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Click on the scale, just as you would to give rep. If it has been rep'd, then it will say what it was rep'd at... For example, my post above #130, says: Now, if a post hasn't been rep'd, it'll say so. ok, so we have to open that particular post when we're logged in to see it. Got it!! cool :-) TY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Well, one of those positives was probably from me and it was probably attached to some post that was not particularly meaningful one way or another. Well, I appreciate that. If I were into slinging rep around, you'd surely get a boost from me.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 It's purely for fun Colleen. Don't want to have fun, don't participate. I happen to think the feature serves no good purpose. As for "purely for fun", you'll have to tell that to the person who gave me negative feedback and commented "yawn - who cares?" in response to the thoughts I shared about the tax rebate.:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yeah, i think it is just for fun prob....though...and sling if you feel necessary...I hope it wasnt I who sent those neg out to you. I just got an IM from someone on here telling me I gave them a neg and I said 'hu'. When my box comes up it has given me only one option and sometimes there is no space to leave anything. So, I just don't get it. Until my computer gets back to 'normal', and btw it is only not normal on this site and ebay. I am not givin reps. I think it is the combination of traffic on this site and our super bad cool security system! I love our security but if anything is questionable in type or picture...well...It blocks it out and I can't see it. So, for those who've I read on here that got a neg I will give you a positive, at the times when this site looks normal on my sceen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 oh and as for the color of boxes I have no idea as all mine look black to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I happen to think the feature serves no good purpose. As for "purely for fun", you'll have to tell that to the person who gave me negative feedback and commented "yawn - who cares?" in response to the thoughts I shared about the tax rebate.:rolleyes: Like I said in the other thread, if they want to be a coward, rest in the fact knowing they are. Let someone leave me a negative for something I said---it meant they read it, they heard it and know where I stand. And again, like the quote says--if I ain't tickin' someone off, I'm not doing my job. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I happen to think the feature serves no good purpose. As for "purely for fun", you'll have to tell that to the person who gave me negative feedback and commented "yawn - who cares?" in response to the thoughts I shared about the tax rebate.:rolleyes: Actually, I just had another thought about this. Another forum I visit has the option to rate a *thread*. Maybe they thought they were rating the thread instead of the poster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I never leave a disapproving reputation. I don't see how that could be helpful, unless it was on the sale board. I do leave positive reps, but I don't leave my name. It's not about me, IMO. If you leave a disapproving reputation, do you leave your name? What about positive reputation, do you leave your name then?Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo4 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 If you leave feedback, I think you should leave your name and why you are leaving it (that is if you have the option). Otherwise, there is no accountability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 If you leave feedback, I think you should leave your name and why you are leaving it (that is if you have the option). Otherwise, there is no accountability. See my newest post to the Admins. I have to change my POV now... and yes, I agree with you. Leave your name cowards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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